Additional documents-Citizenship

[Dom2024]

Did you attach your study permit, PGWP, and work permit to support your temporary resident period before becoming a permanent resident? Or is that not necessary?

 

[Seym]

IRCC issued these documents. They can verify your status through their own system. They don't need these.

 

[Dom2024]

Thanks. That makes sense. But do you know why some applications are returned because IRCC can't confirm the applicant's temporary resident period used for the physical presence calculation?

 

[Seym]

The vast majority of these situations happen with tourists under visitor visas, or potentially just an eTA for visa free countries. People here under study or work permits usually have no issues at with pre-PR days, including myself and family members of mine.

 

[armoured]

The vast majority of these situations happen with tourists under visitor visas, or potentially just an eTA for visa free countries. People here under study or work permits usually have no issues at with pre-PR days, including myself and family members of mine.

I'd add I think this occurs fairly often when some of the pre-PR days are under 'implied status', eg someone on a work or study permit who applies (not long) before expiry, so they're (technically) allowed to remain and then IRCC takes substantial time to approve, so that time in-between is not directly recorded and/or a grey area.

[Or put differently there's a period in-between where one visa expired and the new one is issued at a later date and the gap in-between is not recorded/confirmed.]

I'm not making a judgment on how this should be or is treated most often or what recourse an applicant has - just that it seems to come up.

 

[Seym]

True that, thank you!

 

[Dom2024]

I'd add I think this occurs fairly often when some of the pre-PR days are under 'implied status', eg someone on a work or study permit who applies (not long) before expiry, so they're (technically) allowed to remain and then IRCC takes substantial time to approve, so that time in-between is not directly recorded and/or a grey area.

[Or put differently there's a period in-between where one visa expired and the new one is issued at a later date and the gap in-between is not recorded/confirmed.]

I'm not making a judgment on how this should be or is treated most often or what recourse an applicant has - just that it seems to come up.

It was my case.
I had an open work permit as the accompanying spouse of an international student. My original work permit was valid until July 2024. After my spouse applied for a PGWP, I applied to extend my work permit in December 2023. The extension was approved in February 2024, and the new work permit was valid until 2025. We became permanent residents on April 24, 2024.

For the Physical Presence Calculator, should I enter this as two separate work permit periods and answer "Yes" to the extension question for the second permit? The new work permit was issued before the original one expired, so the expiry dates overlap, but my status changed based on the new permit. How are others entering this